Boys’ Soccer

G-MU 6, Roxbury 4
COPES CORNERS – G-MU regrouped after a poor first half to score five unanswered goals and win its third straight game.
Coming off back-to-back shutouts, the Raiders’ (6-8-1) recent run of success looked like it might be short-lived as they trailed 4-1 at halftime. “I was kind of disappointed by our first-half effort,” said G-MU coach Mark Luettger. “They must have listened to what I said (at halftime).”
Alex Schmidt cut the three-goal deficit to two, and junior Cody Hall scored three straight goals, the last for the lead at 21:03. Tim Sloan added an insurance goal with 16 minutes remaining. “We had a lot better effort to the ball and won more loose balls in the second half,” Luettger said. “And we didn’t make the same defensive mistakes.”
The Raiders host Laurens today.
Summary
(4-1 Roxbury at half)
Goals-assists: (R) Ryan Skipper, 1-0, Jamie VanDyke, 2-0, Owen Sanford, 1-0, (G) Alex Schmidt, 2-0, Tyler Wildfeir, 0-2; Cody Hall, 3-0, Tim Sloan, 1-0.
Shots-corners: (R) 11-1, (G) 17-6.
Saves: (R) Garrett Hall, 9, (G) Andrew Delmar, 7.

Girls’ Soccer

Oneonta 4, Norwich 0
NORWICH – Oneonta’s defense posted its second shutout of the Tornado Thursday on the Tornado’s senior recognition night.
Hannah Lawson had two goals for the Yellowjackets, and six different players had at least a goal or an assist. “Their defense is really strong, and I think that is why they have been winning games,” said Norwich coach Jeremy Bolton. “We moved the ball better against them, but we struggled any time we got to the 18. Offensively, they switch fields and move the ball around. They work well as a team and are well-coached.”
Norwich plays at Maine-Endwell Monday.
Summary
(3-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (O) Hannah Lawson, 2-0, Kaitlyn Culpepper, 1-0, Breelin Shea, 1-0; Jess McCue, 0-1; Monica Jones, 0-1, Nora Walker, 0-1.
Shots-corners: (O) 21-1, (N) 10-0.
Saves: (O) 1. (N) Emily Tackabury, 8, Tatiana Ithier, 9 saves.

Field Hockey

Harpursville 2, Oxford 1
HARPURSVILLE – Harpursville moved into a tie for second place in Section IV’s Division II ending the Blackhawks’ 10-game unbeaten run.
Katie Digirolamo scored the winning goal with just 1:31 remaining to give the Hornets the win. Oxford (10-4-2) had tied the game on Christi Baker’s unassisted goal with six minutes left, and was poised for seven-on-seven overtime. “They called a timeout with three minutes left, and after the timeout they had momentum the entire time,” said Oxford coach Missy Chrystie. “We were just trying to survive and get the ball out of the circle. It was a heartbreaker.”
The Blackhawks host Walton Monday.
Summary
(1-0 Harpursville at half)
Goals-assists: (H) Raenee Ritter, 1-0, Katie Digirolamo, 1-0, Holly Andrews, 0-1. (O) Christi Baker, 1-0.
Shots-corners; (H) 5-5, (O) 3-4.
Saves: (H) Erin Andrews, 2, (O) Alyshia Crawford, 2.

Volleyball

Johnson City 3, Norwich 1
JOHNSON CITY – Johnson City rode out the strong serving of Megan Esworthy and net play of Denisa Beslija to beat Norwich in four games Thursday, 19-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-12.
Esworthy had strong service runs in each of the first three games and finished with 12 aces. Beslija finished with 16 kills and eight stuff blocks.
“Esworthy has a tough topspin serve, and she is one of main reasons they won,” said Norwich coach Paul Sims. “We were able to overcome it the first game, but we struggled with it. We played hard every game, but it was too much to overcome Esworthy and Beslija.”
Tiphani Whitfield had three aces for Norwich and Michelle Testani led with four kills. Norwich hosts Oneonta Thursday.
Individual leaders
JC: Megan Esworthy, 12 aces; Denisa Beslija, 16 kills, 8 blocks; Jessica Johnson, 16 assists.
Norwich: Tiphani Whitfield, 3 aces; Megan Garofalo, 9 assists, Michelle Testani, 4 kills, Kayla May, 1 block, 18 digs; Abby Dean, 18 digs.
JV: JC won 2-0.